Laid-off Illinois teachers turn to nanny jobs

The Chicago Tribune's Vikki Ortiz Healy reports that four fresh graduates of Illinois State University's education school are applying for each teaching job opening as budget crunches have reduced the number of education jobs in the state. The shortage is forcing former and would-be teachers to explore other options in child care, to the delight of parents who want to hire a nanny with an education background. Healy interviewed several former teachers about their decision to become nannies here.